Torturous Hugo Strange Shows Up in Batman: Arkham City

hansari

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This is all about getting in Batmans head? Psychological terror?

Batman in Silent Hill. Oh my here's hoping this ends up a success.
 

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Well AA was a brilliant game, and while there is no gameplay or anything at all to go on I'm still excited.

Also on another note. Can I ask what the hell is up with all these "Enter your date of birth" things? Why? I get it's not for children, but what's up with entering your date of birth?

Last week I went on a website (I can't remember which one) that you had to be over 16 or something. There was just a pop up that said "Enter your age" and a dialogue box. Easy. I type "21" and in I go. Why is having to chose the exact day of your birth any better than even a button saying "Are you over the age of XX?"

The Escapist do it too even though they HAVE my date of birth and other information as well. /rant
 

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You guys are behind. Someone already posted this news on this very site. In fact, I'm just gonna quote myself in this thread. Because it still applies here.

Saltyk said:
Okay. That. Was officially AWESOME!!

I had thought that shoehorning the Joker as the villain in this game again was a little unoriginal. Don't get me wrong, I think the Joker is the single best Batman villain of them all, if not the single best villain of them all. But having him as the Big Bad again, just didn't sit well with me. However, it looks like this will not be the case. While I do imagine that Joker will be a major villain, having him as a pawn to Hugo Strange seems much better. It seems that Dr. Strange wants to test Batman. I hope he's ready for it.

Also, the graphics looked incredible. Was that just a video or can we expect that in the actual game?
 

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is that Christopher Lee voicing Hugo Strange or am I imagineing it?
I would have thought it was Christopher Lee too, but I'm fairly sure it's the same guy who voiced the Legends in Brütal Legend and the Sorcerer in Epic Mickey.
 

Archemetis

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Ok, so the trailer was pretty damn good, I'm sure everyone's noticed that.


What I've noticed though...

How does Batman hear people sneaking up on him with presumably half-inch thick rubber over his ears?

Or in fact, how does he hear anything?
 

Archemetis

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This_ends_now said:
Archemetis said:
Ok, so the trailer was pretty damn good, I'm sure everyone's noticed that.


What I've noticed though...

How does Batman hear people sneaking up on him with presumably half-inch thick rubber over his ears?

Or in fact, how does he hear anything?
Nano machines.
I was gonna make a Solid Snake joke... But then I realise who I just foolishly asked that question about...

It's Batman, he has gadgets that do his hearing for him...

Probably his breathing too...
 

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Vault Citizen said:
is that Christopher Lee voicing Hugo Strange or am I imagineing it?
I was thinking the exact same! Ooh my god i so hope it is, if so this game is going to be even better!

OT: Seriously the CGI is just nerdgasm material, i really do hope the game is epic, and improves on everything Batman AA did.
 

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arc1991 said:
Vault Citizen said:
is that Christopher Lee voicing Hugo Strange or am I imagineing it?
I was thinking the exact same! Ooh my god i so hope it is, if so this game is going to be even better!

OT: Seriously the CGI is just nerdgasm material, i really do hope the game is epic, and improves on everything Batman AA did.
Interesting fact, I'm fairly sure the guy is Corey Burton who did the voice of Count Dooku in the Clone Wars TV series. That means that he sounds good enough to be a fill in for Christopher Lee. And he really doesn't look like the kind of guy who can produce such a deep, booming voice.
 

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Good lord the cutscenes are beautiful. It felt like they were using actual actors.
^This, I was watching this with my boyfriend and his father last night and he kept saying "Is this real?"

Very very awesome.
 

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Archemetis said:
This_ends_now said:
Archemetis said:
Ok, so the trailer was pretty damn good, I'm sure everyone's noticed that.


What I've noticed though...

How does Batman hear people sneaking up on him with presumably half-inch thick rubber over his ears?

Or in fact, how does he hear anything?
Nano machines.
I was gonna make a Solid Snake joke... But then I realise who I just foolishly asked that question about...

It's Batman, he has gadgets that do his hearing for him...

Probably his breathing too...
Or, to simplify everything batman does ever;

SCIENCE.
 

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With any other game, I would think "There's no way the combat could possibly be that awesome in-game".

But I played Arkham Asylum, and in that game, the combat really WAS that awesome in-game. So this one has my eye, certainly.
 

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Tom Goldman said:
...Hugo Strange knows that Batman is Bruce Wayne just like in the comic books (and possibly [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105427-Rumor-Inception-Co-Star-is-Hugo-Strange-in-Dark-Knight-Rises] Chris Nolan's upcoming Dark Knight Rises)...
Don't forget, also for about I believe one episode on the animated series this game takes both the writer and a good deal of the voice talent from.

Of course Batman figured a way out of that in his trusty "Person I really am and people suspect me of just happens to pop up at the right time" tactic.
 

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I'm so confused. The first teaser trailer had the Joker in it, laughing with Harley, and then he started coughing before glaring at the camera. Then concept art came out showing Catwoman being held captive by Two-Face, with no mention of The Joker or Harley. Now there's Strange, with no mention of The Joker, Harley, Two-Face, or Catwoman. So...who's going to be the main villain? I know you can cram multiple villains in, but someone has to have the master plan, and I can't see Two-Face, Joker, or Strange taking orders from each other.

Trailer looked awesome by the way.
 

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This looks amazing.

2011 is going to be a great gaming year... now I just have to convince my parents to let me buy all the epic games coming out. Curse Australia and its $100+ price tags!